'No place for a woman': WestJet pilot slams sexist napkin note

[&amp;lt;a href="//storify.com/cbccommunity/no-place-for-a-woman-westjet-pilot-slams-sexist-n" target="_blank"&amp;gt;View the story "'No place for a woman': WestJet pilot slams sexist napkin note " on Storify&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;]&amp;lt;h1&amp;gt;'No place for a woman': WestJet pilot slams sexist napkin note &amp;lt;/h1&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Storified by &amp;lt;a href="http://storify.com/cbccommunity"&amp;gt;CBC News Community&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;amp;middot; Tue, Mar 04 2014 11:32:41&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;A seasoned pilot&amp;amp;nbsp;-- the target of sexist remarks scribbled on a napkin aboard a WestJet flight&amp;amp;nbsp;-- says she is "shocked" by the comments that are drawing ire online.&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Carey Steacy, who works for the Calgary-based airline, had flown from Calgary to Victoria on Sunday, when a message written by "David" was brought to her attention, &amp;lt;a href="http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/960041/passengers-sexist-note-left-on-calgary-victoria-flight-stirs-pilots-heated-response/" class=""&amp;gt;according to &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Metro Calgary&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;In the note, &amp;lt;a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1zfxxs/female_westjet_pilot_received_this_gem_from_a/" class=""&amp;gt;posted to Reddit&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, the passenger wrote that the cockpit is "no place for a woman."&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;He later goes on to express that he wishes the airline would notify him when "a fair lady is at the helm, so I can book another flight!"&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Female pilot for Westjet received this lovely note from a passenger yesterday. - ImgurImgur&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Imgur&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Steacy, a pilot with 17 years of experience, told Metro Calgary that the remarks "shocked" her.&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;"I just couldn't believe there are still people in this country that think like that," she said.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Steacy posted images of the note on her Facebook page, along with a response, slamming the comments, Metro Calgary reported. The images appeared on Reddit afterwards.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;"I respectfully disagree with your opinion that the 'cockpit' ... is no place for a lady," she said, according to Metro Calgary. "In fact, there are no places that are not for ladies anymore."&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;In her response, according to Metro Calgary, Steacy noted that the passenger apparently asked flight attendants before takeoff whether she had completed sufficient flight hours.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;"I have heard many comments from people throughout my 17-year career as a pilot. Most of them positive. Your note is, without a doubt, the funniest. It was a joke, right? RIGHT?? I thought, not," she wrote, according to Metro Calgary.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;"You were more than welcome to deplane when you heard I was a 'fair lady.' You have that right. Funny, we all, us humans, have the same rights in this great free country of ours. Now, back to my most important role, being a mother."&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;In a statement to Metro Calgary, WestJet condemned the remarks.&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;"We take enormous pride in the professionalism, skills and expertise of our pilots and this note is very disappointing," said spokesperson Robert Palmer.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Though, outrage to the note itself was prevalent online, many commended Steacy for her handling of it.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@WestJet Your Capt. Carey Steacy's response to recent note was perfect, respectful, and succinct. A+Lorraine&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;@OfficeGuru247 We're pretty lucky to have her on the team :)WestJet&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Thank you Captain Carey Smith Steacy of flight #463 cc @WestJet #myDaughtersWillBeCaptainsToo http://t.co/oYQps6ohxSGillian White&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Hats off to #westjet pilot Carey Smith Steacy &amp;amp;amp; women everywhere who follow their passions and inspire us http://t.co/gZZAtWaIOq @westjetAileen Peterson&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;Proud of the way @WestJet &amp;amp;amp; their female captain handled these sexist remarks! It's 2014 people!!! http://t.co/ZmKJI5D1osEnd Of The Roll&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;

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